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ID sylw: 102505

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Liz Churchill

• Infrastructure inadequate. FOUL DRAINAGE. Decades long problem with sewage discharged from Abattoir causing householder issues. Also, aside from the Abattoir issue, the sewage is barely adequate for its current load and often backs up causing issues.
• ELECTRICAL infrastructure often has outages along Rouncil Lane. My electrical supply has just been fully restored after weeks. The disruption isn’t limited to a wire being reconnected, it’s tonnes of earth being removed, paths, curbs, driveways demolished, hedges/plants compromised, and other services damaged including internet connection. Common sense tells me that with thousands of additional homes and traffic movements putting pressure on our old systems we will have more disruption.
• TRAFFIC. Type and amount of traffic along Rouncil Lane cannot be sustainable. We already have unsuitable 42 tonne lorries accessing the Abattoir (day and night) and skip lorries accessing the recycling facility (this company only located there by stealth growth).
• CYCLE ROUTE No.52. Rouncil Lane is a very well used cycle route. Development would negatively affect the safety of cyclists.
• Loss of GREENBELT. This land should be protected. What exceptional circumstances exist to justify building on this land? None. There are other sites more suitable.
• We already have a major planned development on the former Sixth Form College on Rouncil Lane putting more strain on existing infrastructure and causing more traffic.
• Loss of productive farmland. Not just a local issue. Nationally we need to protect our country’s food security.
• The Blurring of Boundaries between towns and villages undermines the idea of Green Belt protection.
• Local Amenities already overstretched. GP’s, Dentists, Schools, etc. The nearest Primary school land was halved some years ago and the other half sold for housing. The remaining school has now had its intake doubled. The knock-on effects of this cannot be understated. More traffic on an already heavily congested area near to the school cannot be tolerated on safety issues alone.
• Traffic Flow around the area is often compromised. How will thousands more car journeys around the area be conducive to good traffic flow? How does the Council expect to resolve this issue?
• Developer preference for easy, cheap and prestigious (£££££££) development sites should not be accepted by elected officials, especially when detrimental on many levels.
• Loss of amenity re access to footpaths and countryside.
• Diminishing of our historically significant areas, ie, Kenilworth Castle.
• Loss of habitat and biodiversity.
• Limited local employment opportunities.
• Brown field sites should be considered before any Green Belt sites.